Why do people hate Ed Hardy?

[keniakittykat]

I got into a fiery argument with a coworker today, just because I wore an ed hardy shirt. I personally love the brand and I always find loads of it at second hand stores and goodwills. So even if it's outdated, it's still pretty!
But he just couldn't let it go and kept ripping on my favorite shirt... It quite upset me how this person who I thought was a nice guy just drilled me into the ground because I like the thing he didn't.

But as my dear colleague informed me, apparently, there's indeed huge hard-core haters that just get angry whenever it comes up, and most people don't like any of it and will take the chance to make fun of it whenever they can.

Me being completely oblivious to trends, along with me generally not giving a fuck about fashion, I was not aware that wearing shirts and sweaters with colorful flashy artwork makes me a douche. (Or whatever the female equivalent of that is)

So I ask the internet council (you guys) the question, what do people have against this very specific brand? Is there some big anti-color conspiracy I don't know about?

 

[TheIceQueen]

I've never personally heard about any controversy surrounding Ed Hardy or anything, but I suppose it could be down to two things:

1) People hate it because there's some kind of bad association with it like there is with fedoras.
2) People just hate it because it can be rather popular.

Those are just my guesses. They may be wrong, and probably are, but that's where I'd put my money with my lack of knowledge.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

That particularly brand of clothing is notorious not only for how niggardly (cheap) the clothes feel, but they're overpriced and the clothes are synonymous with douchebags.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

The brand is heavily associated with douchebag guys who want to look hardcore at the clubs, at least that's the condensed answer from urbandictionary.

I personally don't find them appealing as they seem far too gaudy for me, but I dislike drawing attention to myself and usually wear very inconspicuous, subtle clothing. If you are enjoying your Ed Hardy clothes, keep wearing them OP. Don't worry about what other people think.

 

[Queen Michael]

I didn't even know there was a brand named Ed Hardy. The only brands I know are the ones that make anime T-shirts.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I don't know what Ed Hardy is. But seriously though, WTF, getting worked up like that over a piece of cloth. Did it have a swastika painted over it or something?

 

[Ihateregistering1]

I'll let the internet explain this one: just do google images for "guys in Ed Hardy" and you'll pretty much see what the common stereotype is of people who wear it (hint: a lot of them look like they showed up to the casting call for "Jersey Shore").

To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a woman in Ed Hardy gear, so I have no idea if there is any sort of association there.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'll let the internet explain this one: just do google images for "guys in Ed Hardy" and you'll pretty much see what the common stereotype is of people who wear it (hint: a lot of them look like they showed up to the casting call for "Jersey Shore").

To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a woman in Ed Hardy gear, so I have no idea if there is any sort of association there.

Holy cow, the homogenization is terrifying.

So yeah... the Google search revealed that Affliction and Ed Hardy clothing is colloquially known as "The Douchbag Brand", so I can imagine someone snapping over it.

I say "Take Ed Hardy Back".

 

[TekMoney]

I'm very wary of any clothing brand that is also a brand of wine.

 

[Wintermute_v1legacy]

I just googled "Ed hardy douchebag" and I suppose you could just google "anything douchebag" and get similar results.

To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a woman in Ed Hardy gear, so I have no idea if there is any sort of association there.

I know one. She's a big fan of these short Ed Hardy dresses. She gets naked in front of a webcam for a living. I'm not saying there's a connection between the two, I'm actually kind of jealous when she shows me the money she takes from online perverts.

 

[rednose1]

People hate it because of the stereotype obnoxious dude with spiked gel hair, going to clubs and getting drunk all the time, acting like an ass...all wear Ed Hardy shirts.

If you like'em keep on wearing them! Bonus points for when you completely trick people when the assume you're a douche and you turn out different.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Here's where I heard of Ed Hardy in the first place: Garfunkel and Oates' song This party Just Took a Turn for the Douche http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHH3brmhPyw

 

[lacktheknack]

Here's where I heard of Ed Hardy in the first place: Garfunkel and Oates' song This party Just Took a Turn for the Douche http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHH3brmhPyw

Mein Gott... I was just on a bus today with a bunch of people lifted straight from that vid. It was painful. ;___;

 

[Xdeser2]

Its just people who think that the clothing you wear is important

If you like it, wear it and ignore 'em, you'll live longer

 

[Ihateregistering1]

I'll let the internet explain this one: just do google images for "guys in Ed Hardy" and you'll pretty much see what the common stereotype is of people who wear it (hint: a lot of them look like they showed up to the casting call for "Jersey Shore").

To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a woman in Ed Hardy gear, so I have no idea if there is any sort of association there.

Holy cow, the homogenization is terrifying.

So yeah... the Google search revealed that Affliction and Ed Hardy clothing is colloquially known as "The Douchbag Brand", so I can imagine someone snapping over it.

I say "Take Ed Hardy Back".

I think I actually have a much greater disdain for people who wear "Affliction" and "Tapout" t-shirts than for those who wear Ed Hardy. As far as I'm concerned, unless you actually do MMA, you shouldn't be wearing those. It's like a high school kid wearing a letter jacket when he doesn't actually play a Varsity sport.

If you want to have some fun, go to a sports bar on a night where there is a big UFC pay-per-view fight, and check out all the horrendously out of shape dudes and guys who've clearly never fought anyone rocking Tapout and Affliction T-shirts.

 

[Dirge Eterna]

Because Ed Hardy was a well respected tattooist and artist until he sold out to Christian Audigier. Once Audigier took over he took so many iconic images of old school tattoos and bedazled them and sold them as some BS bro-wear. I personally dislike the entire look of the cursed things and most of the people I see wearing them are douchebags with fake orange tans, the classic spiked hair and bad attitude of people who think they are somehow above everyone else. I don't follow fashion so I am only referring to people I have observed wearing them.

But yeah sparkly dragons and unicorns? Yuck!

 

[Dirge Eterna]

I think I actually have a much greater disdain for people who wear "Affliction" and "Tapout" t-shirts than for those who wear Ed Hardy. As far as I'm concerned, unless you actually do MMA, you shouldn't be wearing those. It's like a high school kid wearing a letter jacket when he doesn't actually play a Varsity sport.

If you want to have some fun, go to a sports bar on a night where there is a big UFC pay-per-view fight, and check out all the horrendously out of shape dudes and guys who've clearly never fought anyone rocking Tapout and Affliction T-shirts.[/quote]

Haha yeah I see that all the time out here in LA. The best part is how macho and homophobic a lot of them are. Yet they are watching an event where sweaty dudes roll around each other and try to mount the other to show dominance..

 

[keniakittykat]

I don't know what Ed Hardy is. But seriously though, WTF, getting worked up like that over a piece of cloth. Did it have a swastika painted over it or something?

No, it was a purple tank top with dragons, roses and stick-on gemstones =( Nothing offensive of anything.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I don't know what Ed Hardy is. But seriously though, WTF, getting worked up like that over a piece of cloth. Did it have a swastika painted over it or something?

No, it was a purple tank top with dragons, roses and stick-on gemstones =( Nothing offensive of anything.

...Whatever floats your boat I guess.

Then again, I only recently realised that over half of my t-shirts have some form of skull on them...

 

[DefunctTheory]

I don't know what Ed Hardy is. But seriously though, WTF, getting worked up like that over a piece of cloth. Did it have a swastika painted over it or something?

No, it was a purple tank top with dragons, roses and stick-on gemstones =( Nothing offensive of anything.

What do you do? That doesn't sound like appropriate work attire for any job I've ever heard of.

I know one. She's a big fan of these short Ed Hardy dresses. She gets naked in front of a webcam for a living. I'm not saying there's a connection between the two, I'm actually kind of jealous when she shows me the money she takes from online perverts.

Of course not.